Genotyping providers
Contact one of the following companies to get your animals genotyped;
| |
Parentage Only |
Parentage and
Genomic test |
Flock profile |
Marker tests |
| Concierge Genetics |
x |
x |
x |
x |
| Intertek |
x
|
|
|
|
| NEOGEN |
x |
x |
x |
x |
| Weatherbys |
|
x |
x |
x |
| XYTOVET |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Parentage
Allocates animals to their parents.
Genomic test
Included in Sheep Genetics evaluation for relevant breeds to produce Australian Sheep Breeding Values (ASBVs)*.
Flock profile
A test for commercial Merino breeders that provides a snapshot of your flocks average ASBV’s using samples from 20 animals from the current drop
Marker tests
Tests for poll/horn and other traits that are indicated by one or a few important loci**.
Contact details
Concierge Genetics
James Preuss
0408 392 888
info@conciergegenetics.com.au
Intertek
Tania Pfeiffer
0459 855 862
tania.pfeiffer@intertek.com
NEOGEN
Melanie Dowling,
07 37362134
naa-sheep@neogen.com
Weatherbys Scientific Australia
Bill Burgess
0424 004 622
bburgess@weatherbys.com.au
XYTOVET
Jason Ledger 0417 938 067
jason@xytovet.com.au
*Animals must already be in the Sheep Genetics database to receive genomically enhanced ASBVs
**Marker tests available are dependent on the breed of sheep being tested